gender balance

22 April 2013

Women in security: a work in progress?

What more needs to be done to better integrate women in security? And how can men help? We ask some women who know the difficulties what they would change and how they think this could impact the wider world.

7 March 2013

Women's fight in pictures

Women's fight for better treatment starts early. From lack of education, to gender violence through to being responsible for the next generation, this photostory sets out some of the challenges the world's women face.

7 March 2013

View from the top

Lena Olving is COO for defence and security company Saab. She has also been voted Sweden's most powerful businesswoman. What advice does she have for women who want to make it in security?

7 March 2013

Women in security: climbing a very long ladder

What's it like to be a young woman rising up the ranks of the security world? We asked Ioanna Zyga, who has worked at both NATO and the European Parliament about her experiences - and whether she sees it as still a male-dominated world.

7 March 2013

Women on the frontline

If you have ever doubted that women suffer most from conflict, this short video will show you some figures that may make you think again.

7 March 2013

Women in security: personal stories

We ask women how they got interested in security issues, whether they've been victims of stereotyping and what personal experiences have struck them.

26 October 2010

'Women have become today's frontline soldiers - without guns'

Margot Wallstrom, the UN's special envoy on sexual violence in conflict, outlines the major problems facing women in conflicts, why prosecutions are vital and her disappointment at progress so far.

25 October 2010

Security: still a male career?

How much have women been able to make their mark on security? What kind of progress has there been in the last 10 years? We ask some women who have been able to get to the top how they see women's role in security.